Agents.

Agents .

—*—AMERICA : Bro . J . FGSTCIIKU BIIENNAN , 114 , Mainstreet , Cincinnati , Ohio . Messrs . WOODRUFF and BLOCHER , Little Rock , Arkansas , U . S .

CANADA : Messrs . DRVIUE & SON , Ottawa . CAPE OF GOOD HOPE : Bro . GEOEOK BRITTAIN , Cape Town . CEYLON : Messrs . AV . L . SKEENE & Co ., Columbo . CONSTANTINOPLE : Bro . J . L . HANLT , Levant Times .

EAST INDIES : AUaliabad : Messrs . WYKAN BROS . Byculla : Bro . GEO . BEASB . Central Provinces : Bro . F . J . JORDAN . Kurrackee : Bro . G . C . BRATSON . Madras : Mr . CALEB FOSTER .

Mhow : Bro . COWASJKE NUSSERWANJEK . Poona : Bro . AV . WELLIS . GALATA : IFSICK KAHN , Perchembe-Bajar . LIBERIA : Bro . HENUV D . BKOWN , Monrovia . PARIS : M . DKCHEVAUX-DUMESNIL , Rue de Harlay-du-Palais , 20 , near the Pont Neuf ; Editor Le Franc-Macon . And all Booksellers and Newsagents in England , Ireland , and Scotland .

Births, Marriages, And Deaths.

Births , Marriages , and Deaths .

BIRTH . MBOOT . —On the 26 th inst ., at 3 , Stockwell-park-crescent , S . W ., the wife of Bro . Thomas Meggy , of a son .

DEATH . KBRB . —On the 16 th inst ., at his residence , the Queen's Arms Hotel , 178 , Wa \ ton-voad , aaed 29 , Bro . Charles Alexander Kerr , deservedly respected and sincerely regretted .

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A Glance Around.

A GLANCE AROUND .

THE season of work has returned . The metropolis of England again rejoices in the active labours of Freemasonry—rejoices wo say advisedly , because the cause of charity is now being pleaded , not without success , in the hiindred-and-sixty lodges

of this great city . The Boys School requires aid , and we can bespeak for it the prompt , vigorous , and zealous support of tho Craft , who , we feel assured , will never leave in the Slough of

Despond an institution which appeals to OUT warmest sympathies ; for let it not bo forgotten that in cherishing the sons of our less fortunate brethren we are in reality building up a rampart for the future . The lewises now under our care

will be the men oi the coming generation , and by educating them well and wisely , we are in reality perpetuating our ancient Brotherhood . The building in which these boys are housed is unquestionably one of the most magnificent of

its kind in the kingdom . Every requisite for the comfort of the children is provided , together with appliances which , although to sonic they may appear superfluous , prove beyond question that the happiness of the juvenile inmates is the

primary object kept in view by the managers of tho institution . We have also the Girls' School—an equally

noble foundation—fortunately more prosperous than the former , although we may add that this institution also deserves strong support , and there must be no diminution of our interest or pecuniary hel p to continue tho work it now so well carries on . Tho Royal Benevolent Institu-

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tion is likewise , we are happy to say , in a very flourishing condition , so that if the brethren will but pull together with a will now , and extricate the Boys' School from its difficulties , we shall be

able to face the future without fear , in the full conviction that true charity—the brightest ornament of Freemasonry—will ever maintain those noble institutions in prosperity for all time to

come . We have had occasion before to glance at the proceedings of our brethren abroad , and now that the London Masons are actively working , let us look around , and see what are the objects

and aims of our freres on the continent . France appears to be full of the Congress mania , and is setting her house in order as if she expected a deadly conflict between the lodges and the Papal power as represented by the Oecumenical Council .

The ' •Monde Magonnique , " a very able exponent of advanced liberal view . s , takes exception to some of the remarks wo made recently upon the suppression of the formula commonly used at the head of continental Masonic documents , "To the

g lory of the Grand Architect of the Universe , ' and our contemporary enquires when will English brethren recognise the right of man to believe or disbelieve according to the dictates of his conscience ? We have never disputed this right ;

and we may fearlessly speak for English Masons generally when we assert that they will be found the strongest upholders of liberty of conscience and freedom of worship , not only within the limits of the three kingdoms , but throughout the

world at large . This , however , is not incompatible with our requiring a declaration from all our candidates of their belief in a Supreme Being . We bind them to no creed , but we must be satified that they are men who will respect an obligation ;

consequently a man who believes in nothing , to whom virtue and vice are mere abstract terms , and for whom the sublime doctrine of the immortality of the soul is a shadowy dream—is very

properly excluded from , the Masonic Fraternity in England . We advise our clever contemporary to reconsider the question , when we doubt not it will g ive English Freemasonry credit for being the advocate of true toleration and rational

progress . In Germany , we find the Masonic horizon clouded by the mystic speculations of Utopian p hilosophers . AVe have on the one hand , what is called the " Union of German Freemasons , "

whose main object seems to be to overthrow legitimate authority by preaching a crusade against the right of Grand Lodges to rule the Craft . On the other hand , we have conflicting jmisdictions—three existing in Berlin

aloneeach governed by princip les more or less antagonistic to those which guide the others . If we proceed to Italy , we find matters worse ; four or live grand Masonic bodies divide the territory between them , aud we fear that in morn than

ono lodge under their sway political discussions and anti-relig ious tirades are more regarded than the work of genuine Freemasonry . In

Spain , the Craft is beginning to emerge from tho forced torpor to which it was reduced under Bourbon rule . Wo have lately had advices from Madrid which state that there are now fifteen

lodges organized in that capital , besides many others in the provinces . By refraining from identifying Freemasonry with any faction or party in the State , our Spanish brethren will

earn the respect and esteem of the Fraternity , and promote the stability and success of the Masonic Institution in their beloved country . Portugal has long enjoyed a more tolerant regime

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than the other portion of the Peninsula , but even there we find there is a difficulty , as a spurious body appears to have taken root , and fills the land with its moral miasma . In Holland and Belgium , and in the

Scandinavian kingdoms , the Order seems to enjoy tho blessings of unity , peace and concord . No rival jurisdictions exist , and the supreme bodies are not troubled with any internal disseutiona . Russia is now the only nation in Europe in

which Freemasonry is not openly practised . Even in Austria the Craft is rapidly progressing , and lodges are being formed in Hungary and Transylvania without let or hindrance . Turkey is in rather an anomalous position , as the Prov .

Graud Lodge formerly held under England is virtually extinct , and this is a great drawback to the extension of lodges under the English constitution . Ireland , France , Italy , Germany , and the United States have all started lodges in the

Sultans dominions , which are evidently considered Masonically , as " No man ' s land , " and if this conflict of jurisdictions goes on , it cannot fail to act prejudicially to the interests of the Craft . After all , we have reason to believe that the

true principles of Freemasonry are as well understood and as thoroughly practised in England as in any other country in the world . Even if we have to plead guilty to a little excess occasionall y on the part of a few hon vivants , it is an error

that sinks into comparative shade when we witness the graver error—the unpardonable sinfor such we must call the perversion of our tenets by some misguided brethren abroad , who appear to think that the conspirator ' s dagger ia

a more noble weapon for a Mason than the Deacon ' s wand ; and , to conclude , we are satisfied that in the excercise of charity , English brethren will bear favourable comparison with any of their

compeers , and we trust that instead of tho frothy " Liberty , Equality , aud Fraternity , " our motto will long continue to be " Brotherly Love , Eelief , and Truth . "

IT is with great pleasure we extract the following appointment from the London Gazette of last Thursday : — " W HITEHALL , OCT . 25 . — The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under

tho Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , granting unto Albert A \ ilh ' am AVoods , Esq ., Lancaster Herald , the office of Garter Principal King of Anns , with the name of Garter , and

the style , liberties , ami pre-eminences belonging to the said office , the same having become vacant by the decease of Sir Charles George Young , Knight , late Garter . " Bro . Woods being as most of our readera areaware the Grand Director of Ceremonies .

Grand Lodge Of Colorado.

GRAND LODGE OF COLORADO .

At the annual Communication of the M . W . and Honourable Fraternity of F . and A . Masons of Colorado , held in Dewrer , on Tuesday , the 28 th of Sept , thefollowiiigiiamcd Grand Officers were elected aud duly installed : Bros . M . AV . II . M . Teller , G . M .,

Central ; R . AV . R . Lopriz , D . G . M ., Dewrer ; W . D . Anthony , S . G . AV ., Dewrer ; Halsays , J . G . W ., Central ; AV . AV . AVare , G . Treas ., Georgetown , and Ed . C . Parmela , G . Sec , Georgetown . Bro . L . N . Grcenhnf , of Dewrer , was appointed Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Corrrespoudence

IN our leading article last week the sentence beginning "In the British Islands and in the United State * of America , it happily still preserves its original character as a glorious allegory of the present eternal life and prospects of Man , " should read present prospect * and eternal life of Man .